A few weeks back I took a trip to South Lake Tahoe with my family in search of our first sight of snow this winter. Living in the Bay Area and being spoiled with year-round awesome weather has definitely made me miss the snow, especially so during the Holidays. So since snow doesn't come around here, we decided to go to the snow ourselves. Here are some of the essentials that I carried on my trip to Tahoe at our stay at Basecamp Hotel: